Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4604 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
ELISKA SORMOVA ◽  
LU QIU ◽  
ALEXANDER S. PROSVIROV
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Click Beetle ◽  
First Time

Distribution of flightless insect lineages often help us to identify the areas of long-term stability which serve as biodiversity hotspots. In this paper we taxonomically revise the wingless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia, 1992 endemic to the mountainous regions of Sichuan, China. Neodima sichuanensis Schimmel & Platia, 1992 and N. cechovskyi Schimmel, 1998 are redescribed, and N. belousovi Prosvirov & Kundrata sp. nov. is described as new for science. The distribution and morphological diversity of Neodima is discussed, main diagnostic characters for all species are figured, and an identification key to the species of this genus is provided. Mouthparts as well as female pregenital segments and genitalia are described and figured for the first time for this genus. Further, we compare Neodima to morphologically similar genera, and discuss its systematic position within Dimini.

Revisiting the diversity of Ludioctenus Fairmaire (Elateridae: Agrypninae), with description of a new species from Afghanistan, and discussion on the systematic position of Tetrigusina

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4455 (2) ◽  
pp. 377 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
ELISKA SORMOVA ◽  
ALEXANDER S. PROSVIROV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Ludioctenus Fairmaire, 1893 hitherto included only L. cyprius (Baudi di Selve, 1871) from the eastern Mediterranean and L. pakistanicus Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012 from Pakistan. Here, we describe L. afghanicus sp. nov. from the Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The distribution and morphological diversity of Ludioctenus is discussed, main diagnostic characters for all species are figured, and an identification key to the species of this genus is provided. Female pregenital segments and genitalia are figured for the first time for Ludioctenus, and the systematic position of this genus and its relatives is discussed.

Enhancement of efficiency and long-term stability in graphene/Si-quantum-dot heterojunction photodetectors by employing bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-amide as a dopant for graphene

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (48) ◽  
pp. 12737-12743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Hee Shin ◽  
Chan Wook Jang ◽  
Ju Hwan Kim ◽  
Jong Min Kim ◽  
Ha Seung Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Si Quantum Dot ◽  
First Time ◽  
Si Quantum Dots

Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-amide (TFSA) is for the first time employed as a dopant for graphene for graphene/Si-quantum-dots-based photodetectors.

Nanostructured SnS-N-doped graphene as an advanced electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (86) ◽  
pp. 15716-15719 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Shinde ◽  
Abdul Sami ◽  
Dong-Hyung Kim ◽  
Jung-Ho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal Synthesis ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Doped Graphene ◽  
First Time

The scalable hydrothermal synthesis of the SnS/N-rGr hybrid is presented for the first time, which is used as a highly-active electrocatalyst with long-term stability in different media.

Fabrication and characterization of hierarchical multipod silver citrate complex microcrystals with excellent SERS properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 12311-12314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyun Mao ◽  
Yuwen Yang ◽  
Hongwei Yang ◽  
Jiao Han ◽  
Yiming Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Citrate Complex ◽  
Fabrication And Characterization ◽  
First Time

Novel hierarchical multipods silver citrate complexes (SCC) microcrystals have been successfully synthesized in aqueous solution for the first time. The multipods SCC microcrystals showed excellent performance and long-term-stability as SERS substrate.

Ultra-stable 2D layered methylammonium cadmium trihalide perovskite photoelectrodes

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (43) ◽  
pp. 11552-11560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien-Yi Hsu ◽  
Li Ji ◽  
Chengxi Zhang ◽  
Chun Hong Mak ◽  
Rugeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Response ◽  
First Time

For the first time, we demonstrate that 2D layered (MA)2CdCl4-based perovskite photoelectrodes show photoelectrochemical response with enhanced long-term stability.

Bismuth iron molybdenum oxide solid solution: a novel and durable electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (53) ◽  
pp. 7293-7296
Author(s):  
Sakila Khatun ◽  
Poulomi Roy
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Alkaline Medium ◽  
Molybdenum Oxide ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Oxide Solid Solution ◽  
First Time

Bismuth iron molybdenum oxide solid solution has been identified as a potential electrocatalyst for the first time. Besides its outstanding electrocatalytic performance, the material withstands highly alkaline medium, showing long-term stability.

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